Grow and Run

Grow

Grow verb - To eventually have as a state or quality.
Usage example: he will grow angry if we don't answer his question

Run and grow are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Run" instead a verb "Grow".

Nearby Words: growth, growing, grown, grower

Run

Run verb - To eventually have as a state or quality.
Usage example: the poor woman ran herself ragged trying to care for all those children

Grow and run are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Grow" instead a verb "Run".

Nearby Word: running

Common collocations

life grow life run life
people grow people run people
army grow army run army
bit grow bit run bit
Other words: head, tail, hands, times.

Both words in one sentence

  • Xander retains this role all the way through the televised run of the series even as other characters grow beyond it.
  • Metal Slime Grow Apples have 1 Hp, don't have any attack, and run from battle as soon as possible.
    Source: Metal Slime
  • Mrs. Claus They're married on the run as Kringle is an outlaw, and we get to see them grow old together.
    Source: Mrs. Claus
Cite this Source
Run and Grow. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/grow/run
Grow & Run. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/grow/run>.
Run or Grow. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/grow/run.
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